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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Wedding season includes searching for a missing bride�and a killer . . .


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Sometimes the path forward begins with a step back.


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One island. Three generations. A summer that changes everything.


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A snapshot made them legends. What it didn�t show could tear them apart.


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This life coach will give you a lift!


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A twisty, "addictive," mystery about jealousy and bad intentions


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Trapped by magic, haunted by muses�she must master the cards before they�re lost to darkness.


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Masquerades, secrets, and a forbidden romance stitched into every seam.


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A vanished manuscript. A murdered expert. A castle full of secrets�and one sharp-witted sleuth.


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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Shobhan Bantwal

Shobhan Bantwal

Blogging at Fresh Fiction

Shobhan Bantwal | Short Heroine, Tall Hero - Will the twain meet?
July 10, 2012
As a very short woman who is contentedly married to a compatibly short man, I have often wondered what it would be like for a  Read More...

Shobhan Bantwal | Sex and the Sari
August 1, 2011
When I first decided to write mainstream women's fiction with romantic elements, I was plagued by doubts. With romance comes sex. Was I capable  Read More...

Shobhan Bantwal | Ethnic Fiction - Risk or Reward?
August 2, 2010
No writer can assume that her career is without risks. Writing stories for public consumption comes with innumerable risks. No matter what the topic, fiction  Read More...

Shobhan Bantwal | How Do You Handle Malicious Reviews
November 17, 2009
As a new author, one of the most valuable and painful lessons I learned was that not every soul in the universe is going to  Read More...

Shobhan Bantwal | India's Shy Heroines And Silent Heroes
September 1, 2009
When I took up creative writing--romantic fiction no less--I faced some tough challenges. I wanted to write about my own Indian Hindu culture  Read More...

Shobhan Bantwal calls her writing Bollywood in a Book, romantic, colorful, action-packed tales, rich with elements of her own Indian culture, stories that entertain and educate.

Her writing career is a menopausal epiphany, because she took up writing at the age of 50. By day Shobhan works for the government. Evenings and weekends she slips into her writer's cape and flies off to Authorland.

Shobhan writes for a variety of publications including The Writer magazine, India Abroad, Little India, U.S. 1, Desi Journal, India Currents, Overseas Indian, and New Woman India. Her short stories have won honors/awards in contests sponsored by Writer's Digest, New York Stories and New Woman magazines.

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Series

Books:

The Reluctant Matchmaker, July 2012
Paperback / e-Book
The Full Moon Bride, August 2011
Trade Size
The Unexpected Son, August 2010
Trade Size
The Sari Shop Widow, September 2009
Trade Size
The Forbidden Daughter, September 2008
Paperback
The Dowry Bride, September 2007
Paperback

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